The Need for Green Guidance: Addressing Climate Change and Corporate Influence
Addressing the pressing issue of climate change, this presentation highlights the significance of global environmental challenges and the need for collective action beyond individual choices. It emphasizes the role of political initiatives like the Green New Deal, advocating for a systemic approach to environmental sustainability and a shift in the politics of production. Furthermore, it underscores the importance of understanding how our careers and choices relate to the world around us as we navigate towards a more sustainable future.
- Green Guidance
- Climate Change
- Corporate Influence
- Global Environmental Challenges
- Political Initiatives
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THE NEED FOR GREEN GUIDANCE Presentation to CDI 03/04/2022 Tristram Hooley
COP27 WILL BE HAPPENING IN NOVEMBER 2022
CLIMATE CHANGE IS THE DEFINING POLITICAL ISSUE OF OUR TIMES
global surface temperature since 1880 (Compared to average 1901-2000)
The environment is where we live The big picture matters because it impacts on the conditions in which people live and work. Our environment is also shaped by numerous small decisions and policies around us.
We are all in it together, but Image from S o Paulo Brazil
A FOCUS ON INDIVIDUALS MAKING CHOICES IS INSUFFICIENT
Responsibilisation to the individual
What does this look like? The Green New Deal (or similar initiatives in different countries) A political approach Which foregrounds a system approach. But also the politics of production This (re)engages us with ideas around work and career
CAREER IS HOW WE RELATE TO THE WORLD AROUND US
THIS IS NOT (JUST) ABOUT CHOOSING A GREEN JOB
(Re)defining career guidance Career guidance supports individuals and groups to discover more about work, leisure and learning and to consider their place in the world and plan for their futures Career guidance can take a wide range of forms and draws on diverse theoretical traditions. But at its heart it is a purposeful learning opportunity which supports individuals and groups to consider and reconsider work, leisure and learning in the light of new information and experiences and to take both individual and collective action as a result of this.
But we havent said enough about green issues See theCareer Guidance and SocialJustice website at https://careerguidancesocialjustice.wordpre ss.com/tag/green-guidance/
Wehave proposedthe5 signpostsfor sociallyjust careerguidance Build critical consciousness Name oppression Question what is normal Encourage people to work together Work at a range of levels Help people to understand the situation, not just to react to it on a personal level. Help people see injustice and organise in solidarity to access a decent career. Spend time discussing what normal means and whether it is something desirable. Facilitate social interaction and collaboration Intervene into individual, group, organisational, social and political systems.
Build critical consciousness Help people to understand the what is happening to the environment, what it means for their career and the career of others and think about how they might react to it. Name oppression Help people see where climate injustice exists and to notice where it is shaping their career. Support them to organise in solidarity with others experiencing similar issues. The idea of normal life and normal politics have become very challenging. Career guidance should include talking to people about how the concept of normal life and career is changing under pressure from the climate crisis. Question what is normal Encourage people to work together Help people to recognize the limits to individual action. Support them to consider how they can come together with others to access support and enact change. As a professional you should raise these issues at an individual, group, organisational, social and political level. Work at a range of levels Also encourage your clients to recognisethat they also need to act on various levels as they drive their careers forward. So if we put our green glasses on
Climate Strike movement in schools Young people are already engaging with these issues. We cannot meaningfully talk about careers in schools without recognising this context. So, how can we bring this into the careers curriculum?
The CDI framework What do you need to know and be able to do to have a positive career
See the big picture People need to see the big picture by paying attention to how the economy, politics and society connect with their own life and career. Careers practitioners should address this by engaging learners in: Evaluating different media, information sources and viewpoints Exploring and responding to local and national labour market trends Exploring and responding to trends in technology and science Exploring and responding to the relationship between career and the environment Exploring and responding to the relationship between career, community and society Exploring and responding to the relationship between career, politics and the economy
Using this in curriculum to address environmental issues in career Grow throughout life Reflecting on your own impact on the environment and challenging yourself to do more to challenge climate change. Explore possibilities Gathering information on the environmental policies and impact of occupations, sectors and organisations. Manage career Considering how different climate change scenarios might impact on your career and developing individual and collective responses. Create opportunities Exploring how environmental activists, NGOs and sustainable businesses got started and how they are resourced and operate. Balance life and work Explore different life and work balances and considering their environmental impacts. Reflecting on how the normative career pattern impacts on the environment. See the big picture Looking at the interaction between climate change, environmental policies and career.
An exampleactivity Divide students intosmallgroups and encourage them to investigatedifferent sectors of the economy. Sector Key companies Typical jobs How does this sector impact the climate How will climate change impact on this sector Resources might include: All your usualLMI sources plusothers like CorporateWatch https://corporatewatch.org/ / How Climate Change Impacts the Economy https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2019/06/20/climate-change-economy-impacts/ / Emissions by sector https://ourworldindata.org/emissions-by-sector / CNBC https://www.cnbc.com/2014/10/22/7-industries-at-greatest-risk-from-climate-change.html / Newspapers
Follow up questions and discussion How is climate change changing business? Are businesses doing enough? Is this businesses responsibility? How is climate change impacting onthe jobs that are likely to be available? Where can youwork if youwant to be green? What can youdo if youwork for a polluting company?
References and resources Aronoff, K. (2021). Overheated: How capitalism broke the planet - And how we fight back. Public Affairs US. Career Development Institute. (2021). Career Development Framework. Stourbridge: Career Development Institute. Coppola, M., Krick, T., Blohmke, J. (2019). Feeling the heat? Companies are under pressure on climate change and need to do more. https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/topics/strategy/impact-and-opportunities-of-climate-change-on-business.html Hooley, T., Sultana, R. and Thomsen, R. (2018). Career guidance for social justice: Contesting neoliberalism. London: Routledge. Linsey, R. & Dahlman, L. (2021). Climate change: Global temperature. https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding- climate/climate-change-global-temperature Lukacs, M. (2017). Neoliberalism has conned us into fighting climate change as individuals. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/true-north/2017/jul/17/neoliberalism-has-conned-us-into-fighting-climate-change- as-individuals Puiu, T. (2019). Major oil corporations spent $1 billion on climate lobbying against Paris Agreement-related regulations. ZME Science. https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/oil-corporations-lobbying-04235/ Red-Green Study Group. (1995). What On Earth is To Be Done? Manchester: Red-Green Study Group.
About me Tristram Hooley, Professor of Career Education, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences and University of Derby Email: tristram.hooley@gmail.com Blog: http://adventuresincareerdevelopment.wordpress.com Twitter: @pigironjoe
Summary Climate change and wider environmental issues are becoming increasingly important for our careers. It is not meaningful to talk to people about their careers without recognizing the changing context of environmental change. A critical approach, linked to wider consideration of social justice, provides us with the best framework for considering these issue as part of career management. Career education provides an important space within which we can get individuals thinking about environmental issues.
